Problem statement

New product idea... new promising technology... lucrative third-party package that we need to integrate with ... There is a whole world of situations when you need a proof-of-concept before your invest into something large, and you need it fast.

Underwater Adventures method

Today, with all the modern technology, armies of analysts and consultants, the famous 20-80 principle is as valid as ever. It still takes you 20% of time to get 80% of functionality done and 80% of time to crack the remaining 20. When talking to our clients about our Rapid Prototyping services, we see that many of them don’t have the luxury of 20% of time. You have to be able to assess the project value fairly precisely much sooner.

Underwater Adventures has the experience, tools and methodology to grab the idea and quickly produce a prototype or a proof-of-concept, and then work together with the client to scope the project out. This capability is a result of specific internal investment and work with clients with no specification resources or changing business goals.

* We use Visual Construction/Programming toolsets extensively to produce presentable, working   models;
* Existing Underwater Adventures ‘plug-n-play’ frameworks for most standard software   components (we do not reinvent the wheel), including:

o User Interface
o Security and authentication
o Database record management
o Workflow
o Rich content management
o ... and others.

* Zero-fat process. If you want something fast, you have to be extremely focused and free to   experiment. Provided that communications and task management are setup right, maximum   freedom helps here a great deal;
* It’s exciting to work on such projects! You get so much done in such short period of time (and,   frankly, you may not worry about some bugs for now) – that’s what everybody loves!

Underwater Adventures resources

People
Underwater Adventures Rapid Prototyping team is comprised of software veterans who have not lost their energy and excitement. They do not fear the impossible; they prove the world possible it is. Creativity coupled with many years of tests-and-checks works here.

Technology
Choosing the right technology set for the prototype is important. Sometimes you face tough decisions realizing that none of the prototype will be used in the actual product; yet it is better to have prototype prepare the grounds for the big journey. We work with clients to select the best options by all reasonable criteria. Underwater Adventures is multi-platform and we use all of that during the selection process.